ชั้นต้น(chán dtôn)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
initial; preliminary; first-instance
occurring at the beginning or at the first instance of a process (often used in legal or official contexts)
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)เป็นเพียงbpen piiangเป็นเพียงbpen piiangonly; merelyการตรวจสอบgaan dtrùuat sòpการตรวจสอบgaan dtrùuat sòp1checking; examination2inspection; audit3verification; validation; authenticationในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชั้นต้นchán dtônชั้นต้นchán dtôn1initial; preliminary; first-instance2first instance; initial stage (esp. in law)เท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ขั้นตอนkân dtonขั้นตอนkân dton1step; stage (in a process)2procedure; process stepsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behave
This is just the initial inspection; there are still many more steps to be done.
2NounC1
first instance; initial stage (esp. in law)
the earliest level or stage of a process; in law, the trial level or court of first instance
Examples
ศาลชั้นต้นsăan chán dtônศาลชั้นต้นsăan chán dtôn1trial court; court of first instance2first-instance tier (judicial level)ตัดสินdtàt-sĭnตัดสินdtàt-sĭn1[to] decide; make a decision2[to] judge; adjudicateให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]คดีká-deeคดีká-dee1legal case2criminal case; police case
The court of first instance ruled in his favor.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เบื้องต้นbêuuang dtônเบื้องต้นbêuuang dtôn1basic; introductory; preliminary; provisional2initially; at first; preliminarily3the outset; initial stage
- basic; introductory; preliminary; provisional
- initially; at first; preliminarily
- the outset; initial stage
ขั้นต้นkân dtônขั้นต้นkân dtôn1initial; basic2initial stage
- initial; basic
- initial stage
แรกเริ่มrâek rêrmแรกเริ่มrâek rêrm1initial; original; earliest2at first; initially
- initial; original; earliest
- at first; initially
Word Breakdown
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ชั้นต้นchán dtônชั้นต้นchán dtôninitial; preliminary; first-instance